[Ads-l] Dialogue from Star, a neo-blaxpoitation TV drama

[Jonathan Lighter]

Everywhere, 1950s.

See HDAS.

JL

On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 1:00 AM, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:

> NYC, 60s.
>
> Mark Mandel
>
> On Feb 16, 2017 7:55 AM, "paul johnson" <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com> wrote:
>
> > Remember it well in Chicago in the '50/60's memory says t was current
> with
> > 'Benny' for overcoat and 'Short' for car
> >
> >
> > On 2/15/2017 10:56 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> >
> >> "Well, I’m going to go ahead and _cut out_"
> >>
> >> in  which "cut out" is an ancient - haven’t heard it used since the
> ’40’s
> >> -
> >> BE term meaning simply "go, leave." It has, apparently, only extended
> >> meanings in standard English, e.g.
> >>
> >> Google:
> >>
> >> "cut out
> >> phrasal verb of cut
> >>
> >> 1. …
> >> 2. NORTH AMERICAN _informal_ (of a person) leave quickly, especially so
> as
> >> to avoid a boring or awkward situation."
> >>
> >> Green’s:
> >>
> >> "cut out v.3 [ext. cut v.2 (2)/cut v.4 (2)]
> >> 1. to rush away, to leave fast, to escape. 1834-2011 [passim]."
> >>
> >> HDAS:
> >>
> >> "cut out v. 1.a. to take off in a rush.
> >>
> >> … 1.b. to run away, clear out; (hence) to leave; to be on one’s way [In
> >> general currency esp. since ca1950, but now less freq. than _split_.]"
> >>
> >> Youneverknow.
> >>
> >
> > --
> > "I don't consider that lying to my wife, it's more a justifiable
> > facticide?"
> >
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